1900s Movies

A grand series of exciting and unique pictures, photographed in the United States of America, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on the first of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Four roped men descend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace. One of them falls and has to be hoisted. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes...

Showing the peasants in their quaint costumes, which are only donned on Sundays and Festivals.

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

"This noted place is due to rank high in history as the proving grounds of America's pluck. Every American man, woman and child should see this."...

A biographical film about a Czech doctor, Dr. Jánský. The athletically inclined medic Jánský successfully completes his...

This film gives a fine panoramic view of this wonderful railway track through immense gorges and cuttings and snow baulks of from 15 to 20 feet high...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

This is an excellent and spirited picture of fine quality depicting the international curling contests in Switzerland, showing the Scotch champion...

Rare documentary footage from around 1900 depicts the mood of life in Berlin at the turn of the century.

Released on July 6th, 1919.

Story of Annette Kellerman, the international swimming vaudeville and silent screen star whose life story inspired the MGM classic Million Dollar...

At the heart of the eastern Alps, in the Niedere Tauern massif that rises in the Austrian state of Salzburg, soldiers undertake the tortuous ascent...

A biopic of Bank of America founder Amedeo Peter Giannini who, besides pioneering modern banking, supported Hollywood’s emerging film industry.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on March 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.